Outcomes of bariatric surgery performed at accredited vs nonaccredited centers

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 215, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 467-474

  Nguyen, Ninh T ^a   Nguyen, Brian ^a   Nguyen, Vinh Q ^b   Ziogas, Argyrios ^c   Hohmann, Samuel ^d   Stamos, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Ringgold Standard Institution Informatics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University HealthSystem Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

ACS; American College of Surgeons; American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery; ASMBS; O E; observed to expected; UHC; University HealthSystem Consortium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; GASTROPLASTY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BYPASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCREDITATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866432124     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.05.032     Document Type: Article

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